S*** Small Races Thread - 2022

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  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 22,730
    Sagan is kicking off his season in Alpe Maratime today.
    "Science is a tool for cheaters". An anonymous French PE teacher.
  • davieb78
    davieb78 Posts: 99
    andyp said:

    davieb78 said:

    Elisa Balsamo won Stage 1 of the Setmana Ciclista Volta Comunitat Valenciana Femines in a reduced sprint. AvV, Cavalli and Garcia got away on the final climb but mucked about and were brought back. Balsamo wins first race in 🌈

    She won a stage of the Women's Tour last year, just after the Worlds.
    Ah, yes, so she did. Forgot.
  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 22,730
    Doesn’t look as if Lopez has learnt from his Vuelta debacle.
    Got into a boss break with Landa, Yates, Ben O’Connor, but instead of working, decided he wanted to cajole Eddie Dunbar, who was marking, into doing a turn.

    Result was that the break was easily neutralised.
    "Science is a tool for cheaters". An anonymous French PE teacher.
  • RichN95.
    RichN95. Posts: 27,262
    edited February 2022
    A Sheffield steal

    Impressive opportunism for a 19 year old
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  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 22,730
    edited February 2022
    RichN95. said:

    A Sheffield steal

    Impressive opportunism for a 19 year old

    With a handy roadblock thrown up by the Ineos Spanish speaking contingent.

    They also got 4th with Ben Turner.
    "Science is a tool for cheaters". An anonymous French PE teacher.
  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 22,730
    Don’t know what caused Ethan Hayter to go all Steve Cummings on Ineos.
    He’s ridden solo on the rear of the bunch the entire race so far.

    Meanwhile, Fabio Jakobson needs to use his shoulder to keep Merlier in his box to take another comfortable victory.
    "Science is a tool for cheaters". An anonymous French PE teacher.
  • webboo
    webboo Posts: 6,087
    blazing_saddles said:

    Don’t know what caused Ethan Hayter to go all Steve Cummings on Ineos.
    He’s ridden solo on the rear of the bunch the entire race so far.
    .

    Adam Blyth was saying yesterday that as a result of getting covid he is way behind in his training and is unsure of his form.
  • wakemalcolm
    wakemalcolm Posts: 940
    RichN95. said:

    A Sheffield steal

    Impressive opportunism for a 19 year old

    Will Sheffield rack up the victories for Ineos this season?
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    Cake is just weakness entering the body
  • kingstongraham
    kingstongraham Posts: 28,227
    Remco beats second place Kung by a minute in a 40 minute time trial. 51kmh average.
  • Pross
    Pross Posts: 43,592
    Who's the female commentator on Alpes Maritimes? Thought they were British at first but there's a slight accent at times. The Hatch haters won't like her as she does the correct pronunciation / accent thing.

    Quintana on a flyer descending, Wellens chasing hard though (assume it's line although no 'live' logo on the screen).
  • Dorset_Boy
    Dorset_Boy Posts: 7,610
    Jose Bol (the dutch lady who commentated last season)?
  • Pross
    Pross Posts: 43,592
    edited February 2022
    Dorset_Boy said:

    Jose Bol (the dutch lady who commentated last season)?

    Do you mean Jose Been? If so I don't think it's her, I've been watching an hour and she hasn't mentioned her contacts once yet, also the accent is very subtle to the point I keep doubting they aren't British.

    Edit - Google suggests it may be her, if so she has improved a lot from last year.
  • Dorset_Boy
    Dorset_Boy Posts: 7,610
    Yes, I meant Jose Been.
    Heard the commentary yesterday and if it is her, then she had improved massively on last season.
  • gsk82
    gsk82 Posts: 3,620
    What's going on in Algarve? The commentary and rare graphics aren't saying the same thing
    "Unfortunately these days a lot of people don’t understand the real quality of a bike" Ernesto Colnago
  • kingstongraham
    kingstongraham Posts: 28,227
    gsk82 said:

    What's going on in Algarve? The commentary and rare graphics aren't saying the same thing

    12km to go, lead group with all the gc leaders clear and not going to get caught.
  • gsk82
    gsk82 Posts: 3,620
    kingstongraham said:

    gsk82 said:

    What's going on in Algarve? The commentary and rare graphics aren't saying the same thing

    12km to go, lead group with all the gc leaders clear and not going to get caught.
    Until they got caught with 6km to go, seemingly out of nowhere
    "Unfortunately these days a lot of people don’t understand the real quality of a bike" Ernesto Colnago
  • kingstongraham
    kingstongraham Posts: 28,227
    Yup. But then they all went again.

    Higuita takes it from Martinez after martinez shook the race up.
  • RichN95.
    RichN95. Posts: 27,262
    Maybe 'S**t Small Races' should be renamed 'Evenepoel Races'
    Twitter: @RichN95
  • gsk82
    gsk82 Posts: 3,620
    RichN95. said:

    Maybe 'S**t Small Races' should be renamed 'Evenepoel Races'

    The gcn commentary of Algarve was so focused on him it was like watching one of their solo adventure videos. Cringeworthy, boring, repetitive.
    "Unfortunately these days a lot of people don’t understand the real quality of a bike" Ernesto Colnago
  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 75,660
    edited February 2022


    So this is the same move Groenewegen did, only the rider caught in the barriers took his foot off the gas.

    I await the 9 month ban with baited breathe.
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  • phreak
    phreak Posts: 2,953
    RichN95. said:

    Maybe 'S**t Small Races' should be renamed 'Evenepoel Races'

    Maybe one day he'll graduate from dominating s**t small races and actually do something in a World Tour race?
  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 22,730
    rick_chasey said:



    So this is the same move Groenewegen did, only the rider caught in the barriers took his foot off the gas.

    I await the 9 month ban with baited breathe.
    Yes.
    Clearly exactly the same.

    Is 2022 going to be the third successive vintage of sour grapes from Chateau Chasey?
    "Science is a tool for cheaters". An anonymous French PE teacher.
  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 75,660
    Are they gonna ban the move or not? Or is it only if the other rider puts themselves in danger?
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  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 22,730
    rick_chasey said:

    Are they gonna ban the move or not? Or is it only if the other rider puts themselves in danger?

    Stop trolling Rick.
    You know the difference between sprinting side by side and a rider coming up from behind.


    Maybe there’s a case for a DQF as Philipsen didn’t quite sprint in a straight line but even that’s not a gimme.


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  • kingstongraham
    kingstongraham Posts: 28,227
    This is the situation when Groenewegen closed the gap on Jakobsen.



    It's only similar in that the gap was closed. You could argue that it should be a DQ for Philipsen for moving off the line, but not that it was as dangerous.
  • vincesummerskRoxcBTr
    vincesummerskRoxcBTr Posts: 1,195
    At least the Andalucia and the Algarve were good races to watch. Just watched stage 1 of the UAE, flat straight roads and then a sprint finish. Looks like several of the stages will be like that!
    Obviously money talks when choosing where World Tour races are set.
  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 75,660
    Lad had to pull out of the move else he'd have crashed.

    Only difference is Jakobsen didn't pull out of the move.

    If we only punish the outcome you'll keep getting bad outcomes.
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  • webboo
    webboo Posts: 6,087
    rick_chasey said:

    Lad had to pull out of the move else he'd have crashed.

    Only difference is Jakobsen didn't pull out of the move.

    If we only punish the outcome you'll keep getting bad outcomes.

    The rider who was blocked would also needed to be DQ as he starts his sprint near the middle of the road and follows Philipson over to the right and nearly takes out the the guy in red,white and blues front wheel.
  • kingstongraham
    kingstongraham Posts: 28,227
    edited February 2022
    rick_chasey said:

    Lad had to pull out of the move else he'd have crashed.

    Only difference is Jakobsen didn't pull out of the move.

    If we only punish the outcome you'll keep getting bad outcomes.

    It is a different level of danger if the gap is closed before or after the rider is alongside.

    This is less dangerous because the gap is already gone. Surprised it wasn't a DQ though.


  • andyp
    andyp Posts: 10,575
    Come on Rick, Groenewegen made the mistake of trying to go through a close-able gap. He knows what's going to happen if he does that.

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